White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre assured reporters Tuesday that securing the release of a U.S. journalist detained in Moscow is a priority of President Biden.
at the end of March, the Russian government’s Federal Security Service alleged that the journalist was"’trying to obtain secret information’ on the activities of one of ‘the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.’" The National Press Club has demanded the reporter’s release as soon as possible.
Jean-Pierre then noted that Biden was focusing his efforts on securing the release of Gershkovich, saying,"This is a case that is a priority for this president." Last week, Biden urged the Russian government to release the U.S. journalist. When asked by reporters what he had to say to Moscow over the detention, Biden sharply replied,"
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